Teej for Nepalese people in Australia

Now only cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane etc. The wave of Teej has hit Nepali women in the rural areas here. Whether it is a daily Teej program with musical atmosphere or a program to celebrate together with friends, Teej in Australia is no less than the one celebrated in Nepal .

Especially the participation of parents and second generation children who come from Nepal to visit their children has made Teej a joyous occasion. Dhanmaya Shrestha, a parent of Chitwan, who met at the Teej program, said that the Teej celebrated in Australia is more original than in Nepal. She said that the Teej celebrated in Nepal is more modern than the Teej celebrated by Australian women.

Many famous and new singers have arrived in Australia, including singer Komal Wali to Badri Pangeni, Chanda Aryal to Anjila Regmi, to make music for various Teej events in Australia. On the one hand, they can celebrate Teej with the Nepalese in Australia, and on the other hand, because they have income, the number of artists has also increased in recent times. Although there are programs with artists, some organizers do not charge a fee to participate in the program, so the number of Nepalese women who participate is more.

'The main purpose of us making the Teej program free is that they can celebrate their festival openly,' said Kapil Pandey of Nepali Pathshala, who recently completed the program in Adelaide by bringing singer Badri Pangeni and others. It is also customary for the organizers to give free fare to participating girls in some of the programs held here.

The organizers say that Teej is celebrated not only for dancing and eating but also with the aim of promoting its art and culture. In addition, parents say that such programs are effective in introducing their festivals and culture to the second generation who are growing up in thousands in every state of Australia.